A new report titled “An Overview of Internet Infrastructure and Governance in the Philippines” was recently released. The research was completed by Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) and The Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. The report outlines the key actors and laws and regulations governing Read more…
There is no time period more challenging yet and at the same time more exciting for governance than when the political environment is in flux. In the Philippines, 2016 marked significant changes as the country transitioned to the Duterte administration. The Duterte era is believed to signal greater transparency in Read more…
Internet Rights and Principles: Emerging Policy, Shifting Landscape, a joint activity of the Foundation for Media Alternatives and the Internet Society-Philippines Chapter, was held on 28 November 2016 at the Oracle Hotel and Residences, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. A year ago, FMA launched the PH Declaration on Read more…
A new United Nations report has brought e-government into focus by calling it an effective tool to help support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report 2016 UN E-Government Survey, produced bi-annually by the UN Department of Economic and Read more…
In stark contrast to the passage of its parent Statute, the recent issuance of the Cybercrime Protection Act’s (RA 10175) Implementing Rules and Regulations came about with little to no hostility and controversy involved. The three government agencies charged with crafting its watered-down provisions—the DILG, DOJ, and DOST—met for a Read more…
On 04 November 2015, the Philippine Declaration on Internet Rights and Principles was launched after several months of collective drafting and consultations with civil society Internet rights groups and ICT policy community. The initiative for the creation of the Declaration was launched during the Philippine Multi-stakeholder Forum on Internet Governance, Read more…
Cebu City, Philippines – Stakeholders from different sectors gathered last October 19, 2015 at the Harolds Hotel in Cebu City for the offline Consultation of the Philippine Declaration on Internet Rights and Principles. This consultation was organized by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, in partnership with the Fellowship for Organizing Read more…
Davao City, Philippines – On September 24, 2015, FMA held the first offline multistakeholder consultation workshop on the Philippine Declaration on Internet Rights and Principles at the Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City. This consultation was co-organized by Startup Davao, Dakila Davao Collective, Initiatives for International Dialogue and the Ateneo Read more…
After processing the outcomes from the Future of #PHInternet Forum in March and collecting inputs from different stakeholders from all around the Philippines for the past 4 months, the initial draft of the Philippine Declaration on Internet Rights and Principles is now live and is ready for public inputs and Read more…